Melbourne, FL – Today, Suntree Country Club announced Mark McCumber & Associates has been commissioned to design and build a new, cutting-edge short game area for Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, FL.
“This project is part of many other recent projects the club has undertaken,” said Steve Lamontagne, General Manager of Suntree CC. “During recent club improvements, we have asked the membership what they would like at the club and a state-of-the-art short game area was met with resounding approval. We are excited with what the McCumbers have designed to give our members a great place to work on and improve their short game with design features that they see out on our golf courses.”
Customer Impact
Many members and players have already benefited from the Arnold Palmer designed course, but with the addition of the Mark McCumber designed short game area, the club will provide an enhanced golf experience.
“We are excited to create something that utilizes the space, so the members have a great spot to work on their short games and putting, said Mark McCumber, President of Mark McCumber and Associates. “It will also allow ample room for clinics and group events for Steve and his staff to help improve an important part of the game that lowers scores. We also are looking forward to giving the 12th hole a new look with more options to play the hole by all levels of players.”
“The improvements that we are making to the golf course and facility will take the golfing experience to a new level,” said Doug Hyde, president of Suntree Country Club. “Our Classic course was one of the first stops on the PGA TOUR Champions, and we are proud of that tradition of the club. We are excited to have Mark McCumber, 10-time winner on the PGA TOUR and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, add to that tradition our club has earned.”
New Mark McCumber Short Game Area
The project will take around 4 months to complete, with the work and grow in likely to be completed in the middle of the summer. The short game area will open by August 2022. The short game area will give the members a dedicated putting green plus a dedicated chipping/pitching green. Design features from the Classic and Challenge course will highlight the short game practice facility. A brand new teaching tee with fairway bunker is also part of the scope of the project.
Hole 12 on the Classic course will also get a makeover as new tees and improved bunkering will make that a featured hole, not only aesthetically but better strategy for all levels of players.
About Mark McCumber
Mark McCumber is President of Mark McCumber & Associates, the golf course design division of McCumber Golf, Inc. Mr. McCumber, who joined the PGA TOUR in 1978, is recognized as one of the finest players of the game and is among the elite of the PGA TOUR. He has surpassed the $6 million mark in total career earnings. He is a former golf analyst for Fox Sports, a past member of the PGA TOUR Advisory Board and currently is a PGA TOUR Radio analyst. He and his brother Jim’s company is responsible for over 60 golf design and or build projects.
About Mark McCumber & Associates
Mark McCumber & Associates, the design division of McCumber Golf, Inc. has achieved international recognition not only through the success of Mark McCumber as a professional golfer and member of the PGA TOUR, but also through the integrity of the classical architectural style for which the company has become known. Mark is a member of the prestigious American Society of Golf Course Architects and has formerly served on the Board of Governors.
About Suntree Country Club
Located in Melbourne, Florida, Suntree Country Club offers 36 holes of Championship golf with the best greens in Florida. The Classic Course was one of the first official stops for the PGA Tour Champions players through the eighties and early nineties and was designed by Ed Rider & Richard LaConte. The Challenge Course was designed by the world-renowned Arnold Palmer. Our greens are Champion Ultra dwarf Bermuda grass.
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